Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Margaret  on Virginia

The green single level house at 4119 Virginia Crescent in the District of North Vancouver was built in 1951 for $12,000 by Vailand Construction.  By 1955 it had been bought by E. Don and Eileen M. Jones.  E. Don Jones was an accountant at Allianceware. 

In 1960 Rodrick F. and Kathleen M. Hood were the owners.  Rodrick worked as a sales representative for Line and Cable Accessories.  The owners in 1971 were Hans A. and Ulla Alwart.  Hans Alwart was employed as a salesman at Woody Gundy Securities.

By 1980 the owners of the house at 4119 Virginia Crescent were William and Margaret Martin.  William was the sales manager at College Printers.  Margaret Martin reported that she was the owner and retired in 1991 and 1995.  The listing in the 2008/2010 North and West Vancouver Phone Directory is under William Martin at 4119 Virginia Crescent. 

So the Martin family lived at 4119 Virginia Crescent for at least 30 years.  And during that time they  watched their two backyard cedar trees grow to an impressive and majestic 60 feet.

Virginia Crescent is at the top of Sunset Boulevard, north of Edgemont Village, with MacKay Creek Park  immediately to the east.

Demolition Permit: Applied for in August 2010.
Photo: Taken in August 2010 by SW.